A group of residents is forming a neighborhood watch group after LAPD reported at least six home burglaries over a three-week period this summer in the Leimert Park and Angeles Mesa neighborhoods of South LA.
LAPD said this represents a sharp rise in home burglaries for areas that are usually quiet.
The burglary-related incidents were reported between Aug. 16 and Sept. 10, and stretched from 46th Street to 52nd Street between 6th and 11th Avenues, according to LAPD’s crime data. The data included incidents involving individuals most likely climbing through open windows or an unlocked side door.
Concern for safety and frustration came to a head at a Sept. 14 meeting, where locals gathered at Galilee Baptist Church for the group’s second monthly meeting. The nearly two-hour gathering gave neighbors an opportunity to share experiences, compare surveillance footage and discuss ways to protect the community…